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The history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to...
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French poetry is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other languages of France.-French prosody and poetics:...
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IrelandIrish poetryThe history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to...
- Charlotte BrookeCharlotte Brooke (writer)Charlotte Brooke, , born in Rantavan, County Cavan, Ireland, was the author of' Reliques of Irish Poetry,' and was one of twenty-two children Henry Brooke had, the author of 'GustavusVasa,' and she was the only one that survived. She was born in 1740, and from an early age was attracted to books....
, Reliques of Irish Poetry, anthology published in the United KingdomEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is... - John WilliamsJohn Williams (satirist)John Williams was an English poet, satirist, journalist and miscellaneous writer, best known by the pseudonym of Anthony Pasquin.-Life:...
, publishing under the pen namePen nameA pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
"Anthony Pasquin", Poems: by Anthon Pasquin, Irish poet and satirist published in the United KingdomEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
United KingdomEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
- William BlakeWilliam BlakeWilliam Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age...
:- The Book of Thel, with eight relief-etched plates
- Songs of Innocence, the author's first illuminated book, with 31 relief-etched plates (see also Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human SoulSongs of Innocence and of ExperienceSongs of Innocence and of Experience is an illustrated collection of poems by William Blake. It appeared in two phases. A few first copies were printed and illuminated by William Blake himself in 1789; five years later he bound these poems with a set of new poems in a volume titled Songs of...
17941794 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Robert Treat Paine founds the Federal Orrery, a semiweekly Federalist journal in Boston, Massachusetts...
); Songs of Innocence contains the following (some, as noted below, were later "paired" with a poem having the same title in Songs of Experience):- Introduction
- "The ShepherdThe ShepherdThe Shepherd is a 1976 novella by Frederick Forsyth.The Shepherd relates the story of a De Havilland Vampire pilot, going home on Christmas Eve 1957, whose aircraft suffers a complete electrical failure en route from RAF Celle in northern Germany to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk...
" - "The Ecchoing Green"
- "The Little Black BoyThe Little Black BoyThe Little Black Boy is a poem by William Blake published in Songs of Innocence in 1789. It was published during a time when slavery was still legal and the campaign for the abolition of slavery was still young.- Analysis of the Poem :...
" - "The BlossomThe Blossom"The Blossom" is a poem by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789.-Analysis:This poem is full of cheerful images of life, such as the "leaves so green", and "happy blossom". The poem tells the tale of two different birds - a sparrow and a robin...
" - "Laughing Song"
- "A Cradle Song"
- "Night"
- "Spring"
- "A Dream"
- "On Another's SorrowOn Another's SorrowOn Another's Sorrow is a poem by the English poet William Blake. The poem discusses human and divine empathy and compassion. It was published as part of the Songs of Innocence and of Experience in 1789 as the last song in the Songs of Innocence section....
" - "Nurse's SongNurse's SongNurse's Song is the name of two related poems by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789 and Songs of Experience in 1794....
" (paired) - "Infant JoyInfant JoyInfant Joy was published in 1789 in 'Songs of Innocence' and is the counterpart to "Infant Sorrow" which was published at a later date in 'Songs of Experience' in 1794....
" (paired) - "The LambThe Lamb"The Lamb" is a poem by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789. Like many of Blake's works, the poem is about Christianity.-Background:...
" (paired) - "Holy Thursday" (paired)
- "Holy Thursday" (paired)
- "The Chimney SweeperThe Chimney Sweeper"The Chimney Sweeper" is the title of two poems by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789 and Songs of Experience in 1794. The poem "The Chimney Sweeper" is set against the dark background of child labor that was well known in England in the late 18th and 19th century. At the age of...
" (paired) - "The Little Boy lost" (paired)
- "The Little Boy Found" (paired)
- "The Divine Image" (paired)
- "The Little Girl LostThe Little Girl Lost"The Little Girl Lost" is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection Songs of Experience in 1794. It is followed by "The Little Girl Found".- External links :...
" (paired) - "The Little Girl FoundThe Little Girl FoundThe Little Girl Found is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection Songs of Experience in 1794. In the poem, the parents of a seven-year old girl, called Lyca, are looking desperately for their young daughter who is lost in the desert...
" (paired) - "The TygerThe Tyger"The Tyger" is a poem by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection Songs of Experience in 1794 . It is one of Blake's best-known and most analyzed poems...
" (paired) - "The Human AbstractThe Human AbstractThe Human Abstract is an American progressive metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2004, the group was originally signed to the independent label Hopeless Records, the band then released the two albums Nocturne and Midheaven before signing to E1 Music and releasing Digital Veil...
" (paired) - "Infant SorrowInfant SorrowInfant Sorrow is a poem by William Blake from Songs of Experience.-Poem:Infant SorrowMy mother groan'd! my father wept. Into the dangerous world I leapt...
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- Charlotte BrookeCharlotte Brooke (writer)Charlotte Brooke, , born in Rantavan, County Cavan, Ireland, was the author of' Reliques of Irish Poetry,' and was one of twenty-two children Henry Brooke had, the author of 'GustavusVasa,' and she was the only one that survived. She was born in 1740, and from an early age was attracted to books....
, Reliques of Irish Poetry, anthology - Thomas Cary, Abram's Plains, a long poem, the first English poetry published in CanadaCanadian poetry- Beginnings:The earliest works of poetry, mainly written by visitors, described the new territories in optimistic terms, mainly targeted at a European audience...
; private printing in Quebec - Erasmus DarwinErasmus DarwinErasmus Darwin was an English physician who turned down George III's invitation to be a physician to the King. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a natural philosopher, physiologist, slave trade abolitionist,inventor and poet...
, The Loves of the Plants, the work proved popular and was republished in 17911791 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* William Bartram's Travels Through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country...
as the second part of The Botanic GardenThe Botanic GardenThe Botanic Garden is a set of two poems, The Economy of Vegetation and The Loves of the Plants, by the British poet and naturalist Erasmus Darwin. The Economy of Vegetation celebrates technological innovation, scientific discovery and offers theories concerning contemporary scientific questions,... - John Ogilvie, The Fane of the Druids
- Thomas RussellThomas RussellThomas Russell was an American painter. He was also the grandfather of Kurt Russell and father of actor Bing Russell.-Biography:...
, Sonnets and Miscellaneous Poems - John WilliamsJohn WilliamsJohn Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
, publishing under the pen namePen nameA pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
"Anthony Pasquin", Poems: by Anthony Pasquin, IrishIrish poetryThe history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to...
poet and satirist published in the United Kingdom - Mary WollstonecraftMary WollstonecraftMary Wollstonecraft was an eighteenth-century British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. During her brief career, she wrote novels, treatises, a travel narrative, a history of the French Revolution, a conduct book, and a children's book...
, writing under the pen name "Mr. Cresswick", The Female Reader: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and Verse; selected from the best writers, and disposed under proper heads; for the improvement of young women. By Mr. Cresswick, teacher of elocution. To which is prefixed a preface, containing some hints on female education, London: Joseph Johnson, prose and poetry anthology
Other
- Jens Baggesen, Holger the Dane, a poem in which the author ridiculed the author's fellow Danes and expressed the wish of becoming a German; the author left Denmark for Germany as a result of the poem; published in the Spring; Denmark
- Elijah Fitch, the Beauties of Religion. A Poem, Addressed to Youth, United States
- Philip PhilePhilip PhilePhilip Phile was an American composer and violinist. His year of birth is uncertain, but believed to be approximately 1734. His works include a lost Violin Concerto , but he is best known for " The President's March", written and performed at the inauguration of President George Washington.He died...
, "The President's March", composed for the inauguration of George WashingtonGeorge WashingtonGeorge Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
, later retitled Hail, ColumbiaHail, Columbia"Hail, Columbia" is an American patriotic song. It was considered, with several other songs, one of the unofficial national anthems of the United States until 1931, when "The Star-Spangled Banner" was officially named the national anthem...
and arranged with lyrics by Joseph HopkinsonJoseph HopkinsonJoseph Hopkinson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, and later a United States federal judge.-Early life, education, and career:...
in 1798, when it stirred patriotic feelings in the United States at a time when war with France seemed imminent, United States
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- Charlotte ElliottCharlotte ElliottCharlotte Elliott was an English poet and hymn writer.Charlotte was the daughter of Charles Elliott, a silk merchant and his wife, Eling Venn who married at Yelling on 20 December 1785.Eling Venn was the daughter of Rev...
(died 18711871 in poetry— From Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky", published as part of Through the Looking GlassNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published in English:-United Kingdom:...
), EnglishEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
poet and hymn writer - William KnoxWilliam Knox (Scottish poet)William Knox was a Scottish poet. The son of a farmer in Roxburghshire, he wrote several books of poetry, The Lonely Hearth, Songs of Israel, Harp of Zion, etc., which gained him the friendship of Walter Scott. He fell into dissipated habits, was latterly a journalist in Edinburgh, and died at 36...
(died 18251825 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .- Events :* La bibliothèque canadienne, a French Canadian magazine edited by Michel Bibaud, begins publishing this year - United Kingdom :* Anna Laetitia Barbauld, The Works of Anna Laetitia Barbauld, edited...
), Scottish poet and journalist - Thomas PringleThomas PringleThomas Pringle was a Scottish writer, poet and abolitionist, known as the father of South African Poetry, the first successful English language poet and author to describe South Africa's scenery, native peoples, and living conditions.Born at Blaiklaw , four miles south of Kelso in Roxburghshire he...
(died 18341834 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poetical Works, including "On Quitting School" * Sara Coleridge, Pretty Lessons in Verse for Good Children* George Crabbe, The Poetical Works of George Crabbe...
), Scottish writer, poet and abolitionist - Richard Henry WildeRichard Henry WildeRichard Henry Wilde was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia.-Biography:Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1789 to Richard Wilde and Mary Newitt, but came to America at age eight and moved to Augusta, Georgia, in 1802. His brother was Judge John W. Wilde, a judge of Augusta,...
(died 18471847 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* Edwin Atherstone, The Fall of Nineveh, enlarged to 30 books...
), IrishIrish poetryThe history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to...
-born American lawyer, politician and poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- November 16 – Konrad Arnold Schmid (born 17161716 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:*Voltaire is exiled to Tulle.*Poet John Byrom returns to England to teach his own system of shorthand....
), German - Frances BrookeFrances BrookeFrances Moore Brooke was an English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator.-Biography:Brooke was born in, Claypole, Lincolnshire, the daughter of a clergyman. By the late 1740s, she had moved to London, where she embarked on her career as a poet and playwright...
(born 17241724 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Matthew Concanen, editor, Miscellaneous Poems, Original and Translated...
), EnglishEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
novelist, poet, essayist, playwright and translator - Frances GrevilleFrances GrevilleFrances Greville was an Irish poet and celebrity in Georgian England.She was born in Longford, Ireland in the mid-1720s; by the early 1740s, she was in London, accompanying Sarah Lennox, Duchess of Richmond...
(born 17241724 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Matthew Concanen, editor, Miscellaneous Poems, Original and Translated...
), IrishIrish poetryThe history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to...
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